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Monday, November 11, 2013

PLEASE WELCOME ANTJE HERGT TO MY BLOG TODAY

Do I have a special treat for you this Monday. Do you remember DARINEL DRAGONHUNTER, the fantastic tween fantasy novel I reviewed on October 21st? Yes? I thought you would. The author, Antje Hergt has stopped by to visit with us for a while. If you do not already know her, let me introduce you to Antje, who so kindly answered my nosey umm, my thought-provoking questions. It's all yours, Antje.

Antje's bio:

Born and raised in Germany, I came to explore the Canadian Rockies in Canmore, Alberta in 2003. Taking part in the Writing-with-Style Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2007 encouraged me to follow my passion: writing for children. Darinel Dragonhunter is my first novel, which was inspired by my deep love for classic children literature and fairy tales. My thrill for science fiction/fantasy movies and television shows had an outlet in various genre short stories. I am a member of the Alberta Writer’s Guild and graduated from the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen with a degree in Modern Languages.

Currently, I live in Germany with my snoring cat, Sally, but I miss the magic of the Rocky Mountains. When I am not in Canmore, you can find me in Germany.

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Now you gotta love that dragon.

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Hi, Antje. Welcome to my blog. Please tell us about yourself and how you became a writer.

I always loved to read and loose myself in a good story. As a child, I read any adventure story I could get my hands on. In university, I started to write a few German short stories, but I never took my writing seriously until I went to the Banff Centre of the Arts in 2007. It was an amazing course, which opened my eyes to how hard writing a book would be and how much harder to publish it.

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?Lots of things, but mainly a dance and a sea captain on a cruise ship. ;^)

If we peeked inside your closet, what would we see?

Orderly chaos. I believe I have a system, but to others it might not look like that.

Tell us your favorites:Movie Finding NeverlandActor David TennantBook Too many to listSinger or Group Herbert Groenemayer

Coffee or tea?Both. I like English tea (with milk) in the morning to wake me up and a strong coffee in the afternoon (ideally with a piece of cake)

Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter?I am a fall person. I love the brisk clear air and the soft light an autumn day. It’s the best time to hike and see the colours change, smell the damp earth and listen to the wind wrestle with the trees.

If you could choose to live in another time, would you prefer the past or the future?I’d love to timetravel like Doctor Who in all directions of time, but with a preference to the future.

Are you working on any new books now? Tell us about them.I have a couple of projects on the go at the moment. Mainly I’m working on the second part of the Darinel Dragonhunter adventures. Darinel and his dragon have to leave Princess Tuskja and her kingdom in order to find a cure.

In addition to the second book, I am working on a series of chapterbooks for Cross-Country Ski and Mystery fans. These books are aimed at younger readers like early beginners.